Abraham Kanu
Abraham Kanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Forest Green Rovers (on loan from Reading) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022โ | Reading | 10 | (0) |
| 2025โ | โ Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National teamโก | |||
| 2025โ | Sierra Leone U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:13, 1 October 2025 (UTC) โก National team caps and goals correct as of 06:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
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Abraham Philip Kanu (born 3 July 2005) is an Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Forest Green Rovers, on loan from Championship club Reading.
Career
Club
On 13 September 2022, Reading announced that Kanu had signed his first professional club with the club.[3]
On 13 August 2024, Kanu made his professional debut for Reading in a 2โ2 EFL Cup game with Colchester United.[4] Kanu started the game and played 34 minutes before being replaced by Tyler Bindon after picking up a booking and narrowly avoiding a second. Kanu made his league debut for Reading on 23 November 2024, coming on as a 68th minute substitute for Amadou Mbengue in a 2-1 away victory over Peterborough United.[5]
On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Kanu had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[6]
On 24 July 2025, Kanu joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[7][8]
International
On 19 March 2025, Reading announced that Kanu received his first call up to represent Sierra Leone, in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau and Egypt.[9] However, on 22 March 2025, Kanu was handed his debut for the Sierra Leone U20's in their friendly match against Morocco.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 September 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2022โ23 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023โ24 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024โ25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | โ | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2025โ26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2025โ26 | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | โ | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
References
- โ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- โ "Abraham Kanu". Premier League. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- โ "AMADOU MBENGUE SIGNS SHORT-TERM DEAL TO JOIN ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- โ "Colchester United (4)2-2(3) Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- โ "Peterborough 1-2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- โ "Young Royals commit to new deals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- โ "Abraham Kanu Joins Forest Green Rovers on Season-Long Loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- โ "Abraham Kanu signs". fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- โ "International Preview - Four Royals head around the world". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- โ "๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ". instagram.com/slfa_sl. Sierra Leone Football Association Instagram. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- โ Abraham Kanu at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
External links
- Abraham Kanu at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
